I have modified the entry in
numiswiki in the way I think it is correct, I
hope it is ok so.
The lot we are talking about is actually a lot of were bad tourist
fakes and the seller is an
auction house mainly
selling stamps and not so competent if it
comes to coins.
In literature it is as far as I know used the way Altamura said to prove the existance of coins of this dies or
type by referring to one or more Belegstück/e meaning coins from the same dies or
type.
In coin descriptions of dealers or
auction houses, it is mainly used for either problem coins (for example very badly preserved coin etc.) or as in literature to prove the existance by referring to other coins from same dies or
type.
A small minority of dealers or
auction houses wrongly use the term "Belegstück" for
fake coins in their coin descriptions.
Everyone is free to correct if there is something wrong.
Here is what I wrote to
numiswikiThe
German term "Belegstück" is used in numismatic context for:
1. Coins with problems (for example very bad preserved coins etc.) in coin descriptions of dealers or
auction houses.
2. In literature numismatists use this term to prove the existance of coins of a specific die or of a specific
type by referring to one or more specimens (Belegstück/e) form the same
type or die. In many coin descriptions of dealers or
auction houese it is used this way, too.
3. A small minority of dealers or
auction houses wrongly use the term "Belegstück" for
fake coins in their coin descriptions.